Vtg Japanese Painted Ceramic Ofukusan

This is a vintage Japanese ceramic Ofukusan, a good luck charm. This Ofukusan face is fixed on a wood panel with metallic wires. The Ofukusan can be removed from the panel. The panel has a hole on the top with a purple string so it can be hung. There are several inscriptions in Japanese on the wood panel, such as the temple where this good fortune figurine comes from.   

• White, black, red, brown
• Ceramic, wood
• C1970
• Characters on the panel: 未年節分 hitsujidoshi setsubun Setsubun of the Year of the Sheep, 招福 shufuku Good Luck, 東光山玉性院 (Shingo-shu) Toko-san Gyokusho-in (temple’s name)
• Item weight: 222 grams
• Packed weight: 622 grams
• Approx. 41 cm long x 22 cm wide x 4.5 cm tall
• Good condition. Marks. Wear and tear due to age. Please see the photos.
• This statue was purchased at the famous Osu Antique Market in Nagoya, Japan

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